Policy & Power

Policy & Power

Fossil Fuel Lobbyists Have Flocked to COP28 in Record Numbers

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The number of lobbyists for fossil fuel interests who registered for this year’s COP conference totaled at least 2,456.

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Big Tech

Meta Files Lawsuit Arguing FTC’s In-House Courts are Unconstitutional

Meta on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Federal Trade Commission arguing its in-house trials are unconstitutional.

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Why Wall Street Is Betting On Nikki Haley

She can beat Biden, but first she has to neutralize Trump.

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Geopolitics

Ukrainian Grain Shipments Are Insurable Again

The Ukrainian government struck a deal with insurers on Wednesday to provide affordable insurance to ships carrying grain out of the country.

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Power Corridor

What’s Afoot At the FDIC?

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It’s not every day that you wake up to headlines about one of the nation’s most staid-and-storied institutions – really, the cornerstone upon…

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Biden-Xi: An Elaborately Choreographed Thaw

With so much amiss between the U.S. and China (the pandemic, the “balloon incident,” China’s opposing views on the Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Gaza…

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Power Corridor

House’s Two-Step Shuffle

Alabama Republican Rep. Mike Johnson, in the first big test of his leadership as House Speaker, led the charge to push through an extremely unique…

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Policy & Power

The Cost of Climate Change Is Adding Up

The annual US National Climate Assessment included an economic impact assessment for the first time, and it’s not pretty.

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Regulation

UK Follows EU’s Lead With Its Own Carbon-Tax Plan

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The UK plans to press ahead with a carbon border adjustment mechanism, or levies on goods from countries with weaker climate regulations.

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Regulation

Betting Startup Sues Feds After Election Markets Plan is Rejected

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Financial exchange startup Kalshi has sued the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, arguing that the regulator overstepped its authority.

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A Bottomless Congressional Conflagration

Another month, another potential government shutdown. The U.S. House of Representatives did manage to briefly overcome its deep divisions long enough to…

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Regulation

Chinese Government Puts a New Leash on its Financial Sector

Beijing plans to establish a Central Financial Commission, which will act as a watchdog for the country’s $61 trillion financial sector.

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Banking

UK Abolishes Cap on Bankers’ Bonuses

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority said Tuesday that it’s ending a cap on bonuses for bankers that’s been in place since 2014.

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